SpaceWatch.Global Opinion

On May 23-25 2023, we attended (online) GLOC2023: The Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2023, organized under the patronage of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and its member the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA).

The 16th Edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), a biennial exhibition/conference, officially commenced on 23rd May 2023 in Langkawi (Malaysia) after a covid break. An exhibition traditionally focused on defence and military applications of aerospace and maritime is no stranger to displays of missiles, gun and automatic weapon prototypes and drones.

The Maldives hosted its first ever space conference last month. The Space for Island Nations Conference 2023, or ‘SINC’ for short. Of course the name ‘SINC’ was chosen with a wink. Small island nations are in trouble. As the flattest country on Earth (an average of 1.2 metres above sea level and only 0.4% of land area), the threat posed to the Maldives by climate change has been known for decades.

For some, space activities are conceived only as bold exploratory missions and plans for a future on the Moon and around Mars. While these pursuits are inspiring, they do not on their own reveal the powerful potential that space affords. The truth is activities in space are vast, complex, and local, and the value of their impact might not be immediately obvious to all stakeholders.

The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April in Luxembourg and online. The conference demonstrated a focused European scientific capacity building, with partnerships from North America to Japan.

The 2023 edition of Space Resources Week (SRW) took place on 19-21 April at Luxexpo The Box and online.

The new Working Group on Outer Space Resources held its first meetings during the recent session of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS).

An Exclusive GLOC 2023 Interview with Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General of the Norwegian Space Agency. The Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC), jointly organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA), is set to take place in Oslo from May 23rd to 25th, 2023

On 26 and 27 April, the EU Global Action will participate in the NewSpace Africa Conference 2023 to put on display success stories and explore the new opportunities emerging in the fast-growing African space sector, a sector in which Europe is strongly present and sees new opportunities for business cooperation and growth.

JUICE is the first large mission in the European Space Agency’s Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 program. It has two ambitious goals: a) understanding how does the solar system work, and b) exploring  habitable worlds. To achieve this, JUICE carries the most powerful instrument suite to date for the exploration of the Jovian system, comprising of 10 key instruments.